From its official Facebook profile, the academic institution highlighted the contribution of fourth-year students of Electrical Engineering, who are participating in the construction of the Luaces Photovoltaic Park, in Vertientes municipality.

This project is part of the three solar parks planned for the province, key in the diversification of the country’s energy matrix.

Ricardo del Risco, dean of the Faculty of Electromechanics of CU, explained that the young people collaborate in technical tasks such as grounding, certification of polarity of the panels and control of the tilt angle.

“It is a task of impact requested by the highest leadership of the Cuban Communist Party in the territory,” he underlined.

Cuba’s policy of migrating to RES takes on special relevance in the face of the global energy crisis and fossil fuel limitations, aggravated by the U.S. economic blockade.

For developing nations, access to clean energy not only guarantees environmental sustainability, but also energy independence and security.

In the Cuban case, the bet on solar, wind and biomass energy seeks to reduce dependence on imports and mitigate the frequent blackouts that affect the population.

According to official data, the country seeks to generate 37 percent of its electricity from RES by 2030, a goal that requires specialized training and alliances between universities and the productive sector.

The CU, with its qualified labor force, demonstrates how the higher education institutions can be pillars in this process.

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